to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
indicate reason; infers some protest
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
senior high school; high school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
is that so? (generally rhetorical)